Connecting laptop to TV (s-video)
 

As the title indicates I want to view photos/video from my laptop on the TV, but I'm having some problems.

Both devices have an S-Video connector and I have the appropriate cable, but whatever I do the image will not come up on the TV.

I have setup the display settings so that I have dual monitors and stuff, but still nothing comes up on the TV (just a blue screen). :?

Please help....thanks.

I have a NVIDIA GeForce2 Go in my laptop - where do I go to select between s-video and composite out?

I tried that, but I can't get to the 'Select TV Format' option.... :?

Here is a screenshot of what i have:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9...prob7oz.th.jpg

When I select TV then the 'Advanced' button isn't available anymore......and I updated the driver also.

Still not working.....another screenshot for you:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5...prob7an.th.jpg

Yes, still a blue screen. :?

The other option in that menu is "Default Monitor" - but that makes no difference either. :?

I think I give up for now - starting to piss me off! :x

Thanks alot for your help insane. :wink:

I had some problem when I connected my friends video cam. to my tv.
we found out it was good ol PAL.... and just did a quick change in the menu, and it worked, but I have no idea if that might be the case in your problem.

and instead of digital view try the tv, unless your have a digital tv?

Traditionaly laptops would have a function key that you press to enable to TV-out.

Much like you use when switch between Laptop display or Desktop Monitor or Laptop AND Desktop Monitor.

This behaviour a 3 toggled positions. A or B or A & B At least thats how all my previous laptops. So even though you config video card, you still need to toggle the behaviour.

My desktop PC's (such as the current system in the living room) are configurd from the NVidia setup console as y'all are trying.

Just an idea - it's the first thing I would check - a keyboard based function toggle... ;)

get a convertor .. s-video to composite .... im lazy :D

EDIT :: ohh just remembered .... u need a software to use TV out on all Nvidia cards ......

theres one software called TVtool ..... get it .. it worked for me :|

^^ Not true... to get TV display, just plug an RCA or S-Video cable to a TV display and you will be able watchyour computer boot on TV... as I say, my laptop requires you to toggle the display function key to select A, B or A and B.

This type of display control is independant of the WInblows diplay managment - this would just be direct duplicate/clone of display - jsut like whne you take your laptop to work and plug into your docking station... :P

Of course customizing the second display/TV and stretching your desktop across the 2 etc require software components.

If you don't have it, dl nview multi-display software from nvidia, which comes with the newest forceware drivers...

That should work...

http://nvidia.com/object/feature_nview.html

DL-link: http://download.nvidia.com/Windows/Q...glish_whql.exe

THe thing is - you should have the TV displaying the Laptop botup etc long before WInblows even starts up.

Thanks RC - I believe it is Fn + F3 on my keyboard but it still doesn't work. Doing that blanks the laptop screen but the TV still shows nothing. :?

You may have already done this, but try selecting the S-video input on your TV; it could be expecting the signal from RCA input.

There is no option to select it in the menu, all I do is go to the S-VHS channel and it should know.....otherwise I would be on AV1 or 2. :wink:

Not sure if this is the problem but did you try lowering resolution to say 1024x768 or 800x600? Alternatively, try to disable clone mode and enable the option to extend desktop to the TV.